Postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A prospective cohort study

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2026; 32(39): 120167
Published online Oct 21, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.120167

Table 1 Baseline and perioperative characteristics, median (interquartile range)/n (%)

Variables	Total (n = 1054)	Non-PONV (n = 250)	PONV (n = 804)
Sex
Male	325 (30.8)	112 (44.8)	213 (26.5)
Female	729 (69.2)	138 (55.2)	591 (73.5)
Age (years)	32 (26-38)	33 (27-38)	32 (26-37)
Height (cm)	165.0 (160.5-172.0)	168.0 (162.0-175.0)	165.0 (160.0-170.0)
Weight (kg)	107.0 (93.1-126.7)	113.0 (98.0-131.8)	105.0 (92.2-123.9)
BMI (kg/m²)	39.0 (34.8-44.1)	39.6 (35.7-44.3)	38.7 (34.5-44.1)
ASA grade
II	591 (56.1)	131 (52.4)	460 (57.2)
III	463 (43.9)	119 (47.6)	344 (42.8)
Smoking history	330 (31.3)	109 (43.6)	221 (27.5)
PONV history	474 (45.0)	89 (35.6)	385 (47.9)
Motion sickness history	424 (40.2)	77 (30.8)	347 (43.2)
Apfel score
0	17 (1.6)	8 (3.2)	9 (1.1)
1	176 (16.7)	71 (28.4)	105 (13.1)
2	209 (19.8)	57 (22.8)	152 (18.9)
3	324 (30.7)	61 (24.4)	263 (32.7)
4	328 (31.1)	53 (21.2)	275 (34.2)
Hypertension	231 (21.9)	71 (28.4)	160 (19.9)
Diabetes	237 (22.5)	56 (22.4)	181 (22.5)
Types of antiemetics
1	17 (1.6)	5 (2.0)	12 (1.5)
2	385 (36.5)	66 (26.4)	319 (39.7)
3	245 (23.2)	55 (22.0)	190 (23.6)
4	407 (38.6)	124 (49.6)	283 (35.2)
Fluid administration (mL)	1000 (1000-1200)	1000 (1000-1200)	1000 (1000-1200)
Duration of anesthesia (minutes)	133 (115-156)	130 (110-152)	135 (115-160)
Sufentanil consumption (μg)	40 (30-45)	40 (35-45)	40 (30-45)
Remifentanil consumption (μg)	821 (615-1004)	851 (649-1068)	810 (606-998)
Dexmedetomidine	630 (59.8)	181 (72.4)	449 (55.8)
Preoperative INVR score	0.0 (0.0-0.0)	0.0 (0.0-0.0)	0.0 (0.0-0.0)
Preoperative QoR-15 score	146 (141-150)	148 (142-150)	146 (141-150)

ASA: American society of Anesthesiologists; BMI: Body mass index; INVR: Index of Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching; PONV: Postoperative nausea and vomiting; QoR-15: Quality of Recovery-15.

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Table 2 Postoperative recovery outcomes, median (interquartile range)/n (%)

Outcomes	Non-PONV (n = 250)	PONV (n = 804)
Time to first flatus (hours)	21 (14-28)	22 (16-28)
Postoperative hospital stays (days)	3 (3-4)	3 (3-4)
Postoperative 24 hours QoR-15 score	131 (123-136)	122 (112-131)
Postoperative 48 hours QoR-15 score	139 (134-145)	136 (129-141)
Postoperative complications	2 (0.8)	6 (0.7)

PONV: Postoperative nausea and vomiting; QoR-15: Quality of Recovery-15.

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Citation: Yang GY, Zhang XF, Zhao X, Qu H, Zhou P, Wang Y, Tu SM, Xia ZY, Chu QJ. Postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A prospective cohort study. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(39): 120167
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.120167

Yang GY, Zhang XF, Zhao X, Qu H, Zhou P, Wang Y, Tu SM, Xia ZY, Chu QJ. Postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A prospective cohort study. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(39): 120167 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.120167]

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